Hoshi ni Negai wo: Cold Body + Warm Heart

Story of this short ONA takes place in a posthuman – postapocalyptic - cyberpunk setting. However not being revealed directly, the plot is simplistic, and it rather serves just as a probe into the ONA’s universe than an attempt to create an intricate story interesting on its own. This is very similar with the characters, and considering the overall length, it is only natural that there is no place for much characterization.

The animation is full CG, but limitations of the technique were taken into consideration very wisely and the final product is by no means offensive or bad looking. An interesting choice is using screentone ... pattern for shading of objects. Overall, the animation is above average, and the only disappointing aspect of it concerns the main character Hikari, who is the only human-like character. The overall artstyle and design does not emphasize the postapocalyptic environment, and it is rather colorful and lively. Depending on personal taste this can be considered either fresh or just out of place.

The soundtrack is noticeable and mostly well used. The sound desing is done well too. The voice actresses of the main characters Hikari and Mari do fine job, but unfortunately, the same cannot be said about the voice actor of another character Romeo who just sounds too goofy.

All in all, this ONA definitely does not belong to the best of what Japanese animation can offer and cannot be considered to be a hidden gem as well, but at the same time it has not too many flaws and is somewhat enjoyable. I would rate it by strong 5 to light 6 / 10 and recommend it to only the strong fans of cyberpunk.